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Pocket Watch

watchmaker Payne & Co. (active London, 1811 - 1875)

Date1870-1875

Place MadeLondon, Greater London, England, Europe

MediumSilver

Dimensions6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.)

ClassificationsFurnishings

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession numberM11n13.a

eMuseum ID722243

EmbARK ObjectID15145

TMS Source ID3750

Last Updated8/9/24

Status

Not on view

Web CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.

MarksNotesPrinted in ink (inside of case): Payne & Co. / Jewellers / 163, New Bond Street / London

ProvenanceNotesPossibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner or her husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898), from the watchmaker William Payne, Payne & Co. (active 1811-1875) in London, 1874.